NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A court docket in Kenya on Thursday gave detectives 15 days to finish investigations of two cops suspected of taking pictures and wounding a hawker throughout the newest avenue protests over the loss of life of a blogger in custody.
The officers have been arraigned in court docket two days after the Tuesday taking pictures on a busy avenue and underneath the total glare of cameras. It triggered anger and fury over persistent complaints in opposition to police brutality.
Tuesday’s protests within the capital adopted tensions over the loss of life of the blogger, Albert Ojwang, who was discovered lifeless whereas in custody on the Central Police Station.
Ojwang was arrested on June 6 in western Kenya for what police referred to as publishing “false data” a couple of high police official on social media. Police attributed his loss of life to him “hitting his head in opposition to the cell wall,” however activists have questioned the reason for loss of life.
Protesters on Tuesday demanded the arrest of the police deputy inspector common, Eliud Langat, who had filed a defamation criticism in opposition to Ojwang.
Langat stated Monday he had stepped apart and would cooperate with investigators. The 2 officers on the Central Police Station have been arrested final week.
The officers will stay in custody till July 3. Throughout their court docket look, they hid their faces with masks, sparking complaints from activists.
Kenya has a historical past of police brutality, and President William Ruto beforehand vowed to finish it, together with extrajudicial killings.
Final yr, a number of activists and protesters have been kidnapped and killed by Kenyan police throughout protests in opposition to tax hikes. The demonstrations led to requires Ruto’s removing.
